Leith's softshell turtle

Leith's softshell turtle
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Nilssonia
Species:	N. leithii
Binomial name
	Nilssonia leithii; (Gray, 1872)
Synonyms
	Trionyx javanicus ; — Gray, 1831 ; (part); Testudo gotaghol ; Buchanan-Hamilton, 1831 ; (nomen nudum); Aspilus gataghol ; — Gray, 1872; Trionyx leithii ; Gray, 1872; Isola leithii ; — Gray, 1873; Aspideretes leithii ; — O.P. Hay, 1904; Trionyx sulcifrons ; Annandale, 1915; Trionyx leithi ; M.A. Smith, 1931 ; (ex errore); Amyda leithi ; — Mertens, L. Müller & Rust, 1934; Aspideretes leithi ; — Choudhury & Bhupathy, 1993; Trionys leithii ; — Obst, 1996; Trionix leithi ; — Richard, 1999;

Leith's softshell turtle (Nilssonia leithii) is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is found in peninsular Indian rivers including the Thungabhadra, Ghataprabha, Bhavani, Godavari, Kaveri and Moyar Rivers. The type locality is Pune in India.

Leith's softshell turtle

Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Nilssonia
Species:	N. leithii
Binomial name
*Nilssonia leithii* (Gray, 1872)
Synonyms
Trionyx javanicus — Gray, 1831 (part) Testudo gotaghol Buchanan-Hamilton, 1831 (nomen nudum) Aspilus gataghol — Gray, 1872 Trionyx leithii Gray, 1872 Isola leithii — Gray, 1873 Aspideretes leithii — O.P. Hay, 1904 Trionyx sulcifrons Annandale, 1915 Trionyx leithi M.A. Smith, 1931 (ex errore) Amyda leithi — Mertens, L. Müller & Rust, 1934 Aspideretes leithi — Choudhury & Bhupathy, 1993 Trionys leithii — Obst, 1996 Trionix leithi — Richard, 1999